[Gluster-devel] Restructuring download.gluster.org package directories (WAS: Missing Debian packages)

[Nigel Babu]

Short answer: Yes, but not right away.

I discussed this with Kaleb at the summit. I'd like to own packaging
entirely (and automate it), but once I have more time to do so. My primary
concern right now is lack of time.

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Vijay Bellur <vbellur at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 3:56 AM, Niels de Vos <ndevos at redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 02:05:55PM -0400, Vijay Bellur wrote:
> >> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Joe Julian <joe at julianfamily.org>
> wrote:
> >> > On 10/18/2016 09:52 AM, Shane StClair wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Yes, I'm well aware that packages are built by volunteers. Right now
> >> > Gluster's Debian repos are breaking apt updates for anyone using these
> >> > repos, all of which previously worked:
> >> >
> >> > https://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/glusterfs/3.7/LATEST/
> >> > https://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/glusterfs/3.8/LATEST/Debian/
> >> > https://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/glusterfs/LATEST/Debian/
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to alert the volunteer(s) to this situation
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > +1
> >> >
> >> > And I asked him to email here since those volunteers are on this list
> and I
> >> > don't know who they are for certain. I know there was a bulk of
> vacations
> >> > last week so I suspected it might be related, but I didn't know for
> sure.
> >> > It's worthy of a poke just to make sure it wasn't some sort of error
> or
> >> > oversight.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > since I assume the intent is to not break systems, and to advise that
> Debian
> >> > users be directed to not use LATEST URLs if this is the new normal.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Can we change the directory structure from <release>/LATEST/<distro>
> >> to <release>/<distro>/LATEST? Doing it that way will provide
> >> volunteers the liberty to change LATEST for a distro after the related
> >> packages are uploaded.
> >
> > Yes, I think that would be good.
> >
> > The current/old <release>/LATEST/<distro> can then become a symlink to
> > the <release>/<distro>/LATEST so that we dont break it for everyone.
> >
> > Kaleb is doing most (if not all!) packaging that pops up on
> > download.gluster.org. Nigel and Misc showed some interest in helping
> > out, and maybe the can start with creating this new structure?
> >
>
> Bumping up this thread as we have not reached a conclusion.
>
> Misc/Nigel - would you be able to help with the restructuring
> described in this thread?
>
> Thanks,
> Vijay
>



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nigelb
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